PRC TV COVERAGE OF PEKING TRIP

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-22-6-25-3
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: October 2, 2012
• Sequence Number: 25
• Publication Date: April 19, 1972
• Content Type: MEMO

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-00141T1,11M17061 INTORMATION
April 19, 1972
1,00.40RANDUNi roRt HENRY A. MUM=
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SUB.Tmor PRC TV Coverage of Peking Trip
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The Chinese people saw, on balance, as complete
a chronicle of the President's visit as was Seen in
the United antes, The film and accompanying
3 essamommilleily were presented 1* 5k &eft 1st Navas:id
forward meaner with no obvious prepagandistie
simplaitattos.
VIA Chinese -viewer, in fact, eaw mere thorough coverage
of sortie aspects of the visit than did the American. He
get a much better view of the principals than was presented
to his American counterpart.
? ? The Chinese used film then was no liver coverage ? and
this allowed them to edit out entraneens material. It also,
of course, allowed them to be as selective as they wished,
Notably, the monitered PRC telecasts did net inehLift the
scenes of President Ninon misting ordinary Chinese citizens
scenes that were criticized hers as having been rigged by the
hosts. Coverage lagged about 24 hours behind actual events.
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